I’m a “24″ addict.  If you’re not familiar with the show, Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer (above), the US Counter Terrorism agent who always saves the day.  My DVR is set to record each episode.  Every Monday after 9:00 Night Prayer in the seminary chapel, my friend Fr. Dave and I rush to my living room to watch what is always an intense episode.

The problem with 24, however, is that men who watch it actually start to believe that they have Jack Bauer-like abilities.  It’s called delusional thinking.

A couple of years ago I tried to be Jack–and failed.  The priests and seminarians of Our Lady of Providence Seminary were in Washington, DC for the annual March for Life.  I and the three priests who staff the seminary stayed at a guest residence for bishops and priests.  After Mass at the basilica, we got a ride back to the residence.  That’s when the problem began, and that’s when I tried to be Jack Bauer. Read more »